KSO distances itself from TSA sponsored bandh
Source: The Sangai Express / Newmai News Network

Imphal, June 28 2014 : The Kuki Students Organisation (KSO) Churachandpur district said, it did not support the 24-hour bandh imposed by Thadou Students Association (TSA) in Churachandpur district for reasons which are in the best interest of the prevailing social setup of the Kukis in the district.

Since 3 am today, in protest against the alleged callous attitude of the 7th IRB and its Commanding Officer (CO) Chaba Lukho towards the accident victims, the Thadou Students' Association-General Headquarters (TSA-GHQ) has imposed 24 hours bandh along Imphal-Dimapur Road (NH-2), Imphal-Moreh Road (also NH-2) and Imphal-Churachandpur Road (NH-150) from 3 am.

Meanwhile, according to the KSO, Churachandpur district, there is no TSA in Churachandpur district.

"The recognized Thadou students' body in the district is not Thadou Student's Association (TSA) but Thadou Kuki Student's Union (TKSU).

The persons sashaying as members of TSA are some mischief makers who defied the ordersof the Kuki Inpi Churachandpur (KIC) to disband.

The apex body of the Kukis in the district, KIC, does not recognize the existence of TSA in Churachandpur district as per the agreement signed by all the civil society organisations on April 13, 2002, where TSA was disbanded to form TKSU in its stead," the KSO stated.

It then said the bandh was not supported because the KSO Churachandpur district does not sanction or permit any activity by any unrecognized body or civil society organisation which may disrupt public life within the district.

"In fact, the editor of Hill's Today, who was on his way to Moreh town in connection with Haolenphai land acquisition issue was also meted out harassment by bandh supporters at Pallel and his vehicle was vandalized," the KSO, Churachandpur alleged.

The KSO strongly condemned the treatment meted out to pressmen in such manner without an iota of respect to freedom of movement of the press fraternity.

The Kuki students' body then said the bandh was not supported because it would disturb the students who have to appear in the HSSLC compartmental exams today.

"True to this apprehension is the fact that the candidates who came to appear the compartmental exams in Imphal were subjected to harassments in the hands of TSA's bandh supporters at Motbung and at other places," it stated.

The KSO said it could not condone the violent nature of some bandh supporters in the morning today.

As such the KSO stopped the bandh supporters to carry out any activity related with the bandh.

"Hence, normal life in Churachandpur district continued unaffected," it added.

The KSO then expressed sympathy to the family involved in the motor accident.

"At the same time the KSO demanded that the culprit police officer who caused all these troubles be reprimanded by the concerned authority in the interest of justice and social harmony.

The government should resolve the accident case at the earliest and sanction appropriate compensation to the victim family before the matters get out of hands," the KSO, Churachandpur stated.

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